Milford Man Arrested for Reckless Driving, Conduct

BEDFORD, NH - A New Hampshire man was arrested this morning after allegedly driving at a high rate of speed and putting a woman and child in danger while waiting at a bus stop, according to police.

John J. Velez, 27, of Milford, was arrested on March 14, 2016, and charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle and reckless conduct, placing another in danger.

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According to police, an officer was on Ledgewood Drive monitoring traffic due to “numerous complaints” about speeding in the neighborhood, according to Chief John Bryfonski of the Bedford Police Department.

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The officer stated that a vehicle was “traveling at an extremely high rate of speed down a hill to his location,” according to the report.

“At that time, a woman and child were standing at the end of a driveway waiting to cross the street to a bus stop,” Bryfonski noted.

The vehicle was clocked at 76 mph in a 30 zone, according to the report.

Velez was arrested and charged. He was released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail and is due in Merrimack District Court in May.

"I am extremely concerned with vehicles speeding in our densely populated neighborhoods and urge drivers to slow down especially in areas with high pedestrian traffic," Bryfonski said. "There is absolutely no excuse for anyone to be traveling at such a high rate of speed, and I hope that this individual learns a serious lesson from this experience. It is lucky that no one was injured as a result of these reckless actions."